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piece together

VERB
assemble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compile construct erect fit form join manufacture produce set up
STRONG
connect contrive fabricate fashion make model mold shape unite weld
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break destroy raze ruin separate
STRONG
demolish disconnect stop wreck
WEAK
disperse divide scatter take apart
VERB
fabricate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble concoct construct contrive dream up formulate invent
STRONG
brainstorm build compose create devise erect fashion form frame join make mix organize produce shape structure
WEAK
cobble up cook up fit together head trip knock together make up prefab put together think up throw together throw up turn out whip up whomp up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
demolish destroy ruin
STRONG
disarrange divide neglect raze separate
WEAK
break tell the truth wreck
VERB
reconstruct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fix fix up modernize overhaul reassemble rebuild recreate reestablish regenerate rehabilitate rejuvenate remake remodel renovate repair reproduce restore revamp rework
STRONG
copy deduce doctor patch recast recondition reconstitute refashion reform remold reorient replace reshuffle retool
WEAK
do up make over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break corrupt damage destroy hurt kill ruin
WEAK
raze
VERB
track/track down
Synonyms
WEAK
apprehend be hot on the trail beat the bushes bird-dog bring to light capture catch chase cover dig up discover do dog dog footsteps of draw an inference expose ferret out find go after hunt put together run down scout shadow smell out sniff out stalk stick to tail trace trail travel traverse unearth
Antonyms
WEAK
run away
VERB
weave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
braid careen compose construct create entwine fabricate fold fuse incorporate intertwine introduce knit loop mesh sew snake spin splice twist zigzag
STRONG
build complect complicate crochet cue interlace interlink intermingle knot lurch make manufacture mat merge net plait ply reticulate twine wind wreathe writhe
WEAK
criss-cross interfold make up move in and out put together twist and turn whip through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break demolish destroy disconnect divide ruin separate untwist
STRONG
raze straighten

Example Sentences

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This month, Slovenia’s intelligence department began reaching out to other European spy agencies to try to identify the visitors—and piece together a mystery that has reverberations from Ukraine to Israel to the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Authorities are reviewing video footage and interviewing witnesses to piece together the timeline of events.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

To piece together what is happening below, scientists examine lava flows, rock textures, and minerals left behind at the surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Two people who were part of the group escaped the "football-field sized" avalanche - the deadliest in modern California history - and authorities said they might help piece together what happened.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Somehow, being with Country Joe helped Scruggs piece together the parts of himself that felt so fractured.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.